Daniel Swani

Flute

Freelance Orchestral Flute:

Royal Opera House Orchestra - Sub-Principal, Principal Piccolo (both opera and ballet)
Philharmonia Orchestra - Principal Flute
Hallé - Principal Piccolo (including recording with Sir Mark Elder)
Opera North - Principal Piccolo
London Chamber Orchestra - Principal Piccolo, Second Flute
Britten Sinfonia - extras list
Royal Ballet Sinfonia - extras list (by audition)
Bath Festival Orchestra - Principal Piccolo

Freelance Orchestral Recorder and Baroque Flute:

London Contemporary Orchestra - Principal Recorder (Netflix session)
BBC Concert Orchestra - Solo Recorder (recording for BBC Radio 3)
Armonico Consort - Guest Principal Baroque Flute

Theatre, Shows and Commercial:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory UK Tour 2022-2024, Chair holder (flute, piccolo, alto flute)
Wicked UK Tour 2024- present, deputy flute
The Lion King UK Tour 2023-2024, deputy flute
Les Misérables UK Tour, dep. flute
A Christmas Carol -Dominion Theatre, dep. flute
Chess: In Concert, Theatre Royal Drury Lane - Principal Flute/Piccolo with London Musical Theatre Orchestra
Upstart Crow - Gielgud Theatre, (flute, piccolo, recorder, Indian flute)
‘Later with Jools Holland’ for BBC2, recorder alongside Damon Albarn
Music In Vision sessions for Apple TV, flute
‘As You Like It’ at the Globe Theatre for CBeebies, flute and recorder

Solo and Chamber Music:

London Symphony Orchestra, Mozart Flute Quartet in D with orchestra principal players
London International Festival of Early Music recital with ‘Parandrus’
BBC Radio 3 ‘Early Music Show’ with Parandrus
Cheltenham Music Festival Solo Recital
Swaledale Festival, Ryedale Festival, Ulverston International Music Festival, Mayfield Festival chamber recitals

Teaching and Community Music Work:

Junior Royal Academy of Music, Recorder Teacher (present)
Wellington College, Flute Teacher (present)
City of London School for Girls, Flute and Recorder Teacher (present)
Junior Royal Academy of Music, Deputy Flute Teacher
LSO Next Generation workshops
LPO Funharmonics workshops
RPO Resounds workshops

Prizes and Awards:

Piccolo Prize Winner, Royal Academy of Music
Nancy Nuttall Early Music Prize Joint Winner, Royal Academy of Music
Christopher Hogwood Scholarship, RAM

Education and Training:

Royal Academy of Music, 1st Class BMus (Hons) and LRAM teaching diploma, flute and recorder - 2021
The Purcell School (Woodwind Prize winner)
Junior RAM (Senior Woodwind Prize winner)
NYOGB, full orchestra member 2017
LPO Junior Artist Scheme 2016

Teachers and Referees:
Katherine Baker (flute), Anna Noakes (flute), Michael Cox (flute), Helen
Keen (piccolo), Barbara Law (recorder), Lisa Beznosiuk (Baroque Flute)

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Instruments
Flute, Alto Flute, Baroque Flute, Bass Flute, Chinese Bamboo Flute, Indian Flute, Piccolo, Recorder